Bruce is also preparing to tell Li Qiuping about his next plan.

"Teacher Li is like this. I will graduate from elementary school in June. After finishing the TOEFL test, I will go to Hong Kong Island in July. You also know that July 1 this year is the day when Hong Kong Island returns to the motherland. How could I not visit the scene in such a big scene? So I will go to Hong Kong Island first and stay there for a month. If this is the best, you let Yao Ming take the TOEFL test quickly and then take Yao Ming to Hong Kong Island to meet me. If Yao Ming took the TOEFL test before July 1, then come to Shancheng in advance to meet me and we can go there together?!"

There is no way, time is really tight, and the application requirements for studying abroad in the United States do require a lot of tests.

Let’s do this, let me first analyze the conditions required to study abroad in junior high schools in the United States.

First of all, everyone knows that there is TOEFL. TOEFL is an English proficiency test organized by the American Education Test Service (ETS). It is full name: "Checking English proficiency test for non-English speakers". The Chinese translation is "TOEFL" from TOEFL in English. After the reform, the TOEFL has been upgraded from the old TOEFL to the new TOEFL, which consists of four parts, namely reading (Reading), listening (Listening), speaking (Speaking), and writing (Writing). The full score for each part is 30 points, with a total score of 120 points.

Generally speaking, the TOEFL score requirements corresponding to different American high schools will also be different:

1) The average TOEFL score of the TOP10 private middle schools is about 111 points;

2) The average TOEFL score of the TOP11-25 private middle schools is about 106 points;

3) The average TOEFL score of the top 26-50 private middle schools is about 102 points;

Generally, top American schools require TOEFL scores, and the school’s official website will clearly state them, but the specific TOEFL score requirements for American high schools mainly depend on the intensity of competition in submitting applications.

Of course, there is also a small TOEFL in this TOEFL. The small TOEFL is an authoritative English proficiency test held by the American Education Test Service (ETS) for primary and secondary school students aged 11-15 years old. The TOEFL Junior Junior High School TOEFL is mainly divided into three parts: listening, language form and meaning (can be understood as grammar and vocabulary). The small TOEFL test time is 110 minutes and the full score is 900 points.

Small TOEFL is generally used to apply for grades 7-9. Some schools can accept small TOEFL in grade 9, depending on the school situation. (However, Bruce will not take this small TOEFL test, so there is no need to take the small TOEFL test after taking the TOEFL!)

Then after taking the TOEFL exam, the SSAT is Sedary Sissio. The Chinese name is the American High School Admission Examination. It is suitable for the entrance examination for private high schools in the United States and Canada. It is an examination score that applicants must have.

SSAT is mainly used to measure students' math, Chinese and reading comprehension abilities, and is to test the candidates' logical thinking and development potential. The exam questions are mainly set by Admissio Board. For students of different ages, the SSAT exam is divided into upper level and lower level. The former is for students currently in grades 8-11, and the latter is for students currently in grades 5-7.

The SSAT exam is known as the American high school entrance examination and is divided into two levels of examinations. Generally speaking, top boarding and day schools will require both TOEFL and SSAT scores.

(This Bruce must have to take the exam? Because every high school in America requires students studying abroad to take the exam. Bruce cannot escape it. If you don’t take the entrance exam, what are you thinking about?)

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Of course, exams are one aspect? And school choice is another aspect.

Let’s talk about the application process for studying abroad in the American middle school. After all, this is part of studying abroad? Let’s take a look, maybe your family can use it in the future!

First of all, the most important thing for students studying abroad is to choose a school? Generally, 8-10 boarding schools are applied for and 3-5 day school applications are slightly adjusted according to the student's situation.

Reason: Boarding schools are relatively competitive? In order to allow students to be admitted to schools? Apply more; day schools generally have admissions in 3-5 schools~

School selection process: Based on the requirements of parents and based on the children's own situation, school selection (including school fees, geographical location, standardization of children, day school or boarding) is carried out; the selected school must have been shown to parents? If parents agree, we will choose more when choosing a school? More choices are given to parents; when setting up a school, 3-5 schools are generally recommended, and the school will be set. These 3-5 schools will have a sort, and the first school to be selected is our focus.

After the parents set up the school, they will immediately make the school selection plan? Send it to the website to confirm that there is no problem and start applying. The schools in the school selection plan need to be sorted.

If the school agrees, what you need to prepare is a letter of recommendation, school transcript (in the past 3 years), TOEFL score, SSAT score, personal resume, etc.

In addition, the school also needs to have interview training and other things. Of course, this must be arranged only if the school determines the above recommendation letter, the school transcript (in the past 3 years), TOEFL scores, SSAT scores? Personal resumes, etc. are fine.

In the end, everything is fine? If you pass the interview, then congratulations, you have become a high school student.

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In fact, these are all exams. TOEFL must be taken before studying in the United States. SSAT must be taken after going to a private school and sitting in the school classroom before taking the entrance exam. Therefore, the most important thing for Bruce and Yao Ming is that they must pass the TOEFL test. If they cannot pass the test, then there is no need to take the SSAT in the future.

As for the issue of school choice, there is no need to worry about it. Whether it is Bruce or Yao Ming, they all have recommendation letters, especially Bruce's recommendation letters were jointly sent by Paul Allen and Bill Gates. I believe that this recommendation letter will definitely cause a sensation once they arrive at Hubin High School. At that time, Hubin High School will definitely let Bruce enter the school directly without having to participate in the interview. Jokes: Paul Allen and Bill Gates jointly recommend the people who still need to take the exam. Isn't this a slap in the face of these honorary alumni?!

Not to mention Yao Ming's, Bruce directly searched for recommendation letters from professional teachers from domestic specialist recommendations in the United States. They are all familiar with each other, which is easier to do, right? Originally, Bruce was also planning to ask Stern to send a recommendation letter to Yao Ming, but considering that the Han people would choose Yao Ming as the top scorer in a few years, if Stern gave this recommendation letter, and the Han people would draw the top scorer, it would make a big deal. At that time, everyone knew that he and Stern were conspiring with him, which would definitely be detrimental to his future development. So this time, he could only aggrieved Yao Ming to do things according to the rules without a celebrity recommendation. Poor Yao Ming needed to go to the interview.

Bruce doesn't know how good Yao Ming's English is now. He can't pass the TOEFL level. If he can't pass it, it means that Yao Ming may not be able to stay in the United States this year. He must pass the TOEFL. There is no way to do this. Even Bruce can't change it. Bruce himself must take the exam honestly. It's not that money can solve it. If he doesn't take the exam, American high schools will definitely not take these international students who want to stay in the United States.

"Teacher Li, how good is Yao Ming's English level?! Don't tell me that Yao Ming failed to take the TOEFL exam, right?" Bruce asked worriedly.
Chapter completed!